Harrison Morton

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Randy Holbrook scored 28 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and made a pair of key free throws late in overtime Saturday as Southern Indiana posted an 87-82 win over Northern Kentucky University at the PAC Arena.

Southern Indiana (9-3 overall, 6-1 Great Lakes Valley Conference) used 7-for-10 shooting from the free-throw line in overtime to hold off NKU. Holbrook, a 6-foot-9 senior who scored five points in overtime, made two free throws with 11.7 seconds left to give the Screaming Eagles an 87-82 cushion.

Chris Thompson finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds for Southern Indiana, while Carl Richburg added 15 points and seven assists.

Harrison Morton led NKU (6-7 overall, 3-5 GLVC) with 21 points on 9-for-11 shooting from the floor. Morton’s basket tied the game at 81-81 with 1:46 left in overtime, but Richburg countered with a driving layup to give Southern Indiana an 83-81 lead.

Trailing 83-81 with less than a minute remaining, NKU had possession with a chance to tie or take the lead. NKU’s Derek Smith attempted a three-pointer, but the shot was off target and rebounded by Thompson.

The Screaming Eagles then hit four free throws in the final 22 seconds to seal the victory.

Mike Kelsey scored 20 points for the Norse, and Smith added 12. NKU shot 49.2 percent from the field and made 73.3 percent of its free throws.

NKU has now lost eight straight games at the PAC Arena against Southern Indiana. The Norse have not defeated the Screaming Eagles on the road since a 99-87 victory in the 1996 NCAA II Great Lakes Region championship game.

NKU has not won a regular-season game in the PAC Arena since the 1994-95 season, when the Norse rallied for a 96-90 victory over Southern Indiana.

NKU will play host to UC-Clermont at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday in Dave Bezold Bobblehead Doll Night. The first 1,000 fans in attendance Tuesday night will receive a bobblehead doll of Bezold, who is in his first season as NKU head coach.